
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Delegation of Functions) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st April 2016.
(2) In this Order, “HIS” means Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
2 
The function of giving a direction to Health Boards under section 2(5) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, insofar as the direction relates to closing a hospital ward to new admissions, is delegated to HIS who may exercise that function where article 3 applies.
3 
This article applies where—
(a) the direction is necessary in exercise of the Health Board’s duties under sections 36 and 37 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; and
(b) HIS believes that, in the absence of such a direction, there is a serious risk to the life, health or wellbeing of persons.
SHONA ROBISON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
2nd February 2016